#0D0403 is a near-black neutral with only a whisper of temperate cast. On the Color Lab it reads quietly premium, restrained and easy to live with. It holds up as a large surface and is too dark to lead as a primary accent.
Not just a swatch — here's how #0D0403 works with other colors. Named schemes with #0D0403 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Jet Black plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.
This palette keeps Jet Black as the dominant warm neutral, balanced by muted terracotta and olive earth tones and grounded by a deep espresso anchor.
Jet Black sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.
Jet Black carries the depth in this luxury scheme, offset by a brass accent and near-black and held together by a deep neutral and an off-white surface.
Jet Black is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Jet Black carrying the quiet middle.
How #0D0403 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.
Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #0D0403 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #0D0403;
--color-base-rgb: 13 4 3;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(12.4% 0.021 30.8);
--color-50: #FDF3F2;
--color-100: #F8E0DD;
--color-200: #F0C2BD;
--color-300: #E0978F;
--color-400: #CD6F65;
--color-500: #B24E43;
--color-600: #88423A;
--color-700: #61332E;
--color-800: #402421;
--color-900: #271816;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
jet-black: {
50: '#FDF3F2',
100: '#F8E0DD',
200: '#F0C2BD',
300: '#E0978F',
400: '#CD6F65',
500: '#B24E43',
600: '#88423A',
700: '#61332E',
800: '#402421',
900: '#271816',
},
}
$base: #0D0403; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #FDF3F2; $base-100: #F8E0DD; $base-200: #F0C2BD; $base-300: #E0978F; $base-400: #CD6F65; $base-500: #B24E43; $base-600: #88423A; $base-700: #61332E; $base-800: #402421; $base-900: #271816; $base-hover: #0A0302; $base-subtle: #D89891;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#0D0403",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FDF3F2",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#F8E0DD",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#F0C2BD",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#E0978F",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#CD6F65",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#B24E43",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#88423A",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#61332E",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#402421",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#271816",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}